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F. Scott Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald was a novelist and short story writer who wrote mainly of the jazz age. While considered among the best American authors today, F. Scott Fitzgerald was not highly regarded during his life. Fitzgerald was overwhelmed by a miserable marriage, drunkenness, and ruthless critiques. “Fitzgerald’s life is a tragic example of both sides of the American Dream - the joys of young love, wealth and success, and the tragedies associated with excess and failure.” (SC.EDU) Inheriting his name from another famous American, a distant cousin who authored the Star Spangled Banner, F. Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul Minnesota. Fitzgerald was the son of a failed wicker furniture salesman and an Irish immigrant. At a young age Fitzgerald spoke of a desire to write and began actively writing